workers stopping us telling us that the roads are too buckled. then here, in hitachi city, this was hard to miss. cars piled atop one another. they had been carried up the street by the tsunami. further out, daybreak, even inland, homes were flattened. this particular home, the older couple living inside survived. they're now living with their own grown children. and something eerie. children's music still coming from inside that flattened home. couldn't tell if it was a toy or an alarm, still going off after the earthquake. one of the most telling images. the massive lines for water. have you ever seen anything like this? he said it was the first time he had ever seen anything like it. is it bad, is it difficult? yes, he told us. the line for water, as far as we could see. at the only convenience store open in two hours of driving today was a 7-eleven, actually. no power there. families were scooping up what they could on the shelves. anything that was left. outside this mother and little girl. how old is she? the mother told us something we hea